diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 4adae0f7..1d22935f 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderSessionLockSurface(SSessionLockSurface* pSurface, CMon
 void CHyprRenderer::renderAllClientsForWorkspace(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace* pWorkspace, timespec* time, const Vector2D& translate, const float& scale) {
     static auto* const     PDIMSPECIAL  = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:dim_special")->floatValue;
     static auto* const     PBLURSPECIAL = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur:special")->intValue;
+    static auto* const     PBLUR        = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("decoration:blur:enabled")->intValue;
 
     const SRenderModifData RENDERMODIFDATA = {translate, scale};
 
@@ -604,7 +605,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderAllClientsForWorkspace(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace*
                 g_pHyprOpenGL->renderRect(&monbox, CColor(0, 0, 0, *PDIMSPECIAL * (ANIMOUT ? (1.0 - SPECIALANIMPROGRS) : SPECIALANIMPROGRS)));
             }
 
-            if (*PBLURSPECIAL) {
+            if (*PBLURSPECIAL && *PBLUR) {
                 wlr_box monbox = {translate.x, translate.y, pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.x * scale, pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.y * scale};
                 g_pHyprOpenGL->renderRectWithBlur(&monbox, CColor(0, 0, 0, 0), 0, (ANIMOUT ? (1.0 - SPECIALANIMPROGRS) : SPECIALANIMPROGRS));
             }